Daily Archives: June 8, 2013
The Sherwood Foresters
They wore their badge in honour when they went out to war
But it is something that soon they no longer can display
The fact that the name of the Sherwood Foresters is to disappear
Has been greeted by Nottinghamshire folk with dismay
How can this proud name and its years of service
In fighting to preserve our country’s liberty
Be sacrificed on the altar of expediency
Pretending this will lead to greater efficiency
We know that the real reason is the economic situation
And that the value of tradition is set at nought
When we realise how taxes are being squandered
It makes us wonder if we value for what they fought
They gave their lives to preserve the English way of life
Our traditions and our pride in our nationality
But one by one they are gradually disappearing
As our lives become surrounded by banality
The time has come for us to make a stand
To fight for the traditions that we should treasure
To show our pride and gratitude for those who died
And to ensure the name of the Sherwood Foresters lives on forever
By Ron Martin
Foot prints in the sand
My head is spinning
The world seems surreal,
I can’t explain it
It’s just how I feel,
For every footprint
Left in the sand,
For every person
Walking hand in hand,
I feel their love
But is it true,
Do their feelings run deep
Like mine do for you?
Do they smile, just because,
Will it be forever
Like it is for us?
I sometimes sit and wonder why
Why do you love me,
Why do you try?
I know we will last
I know our love is pure,
We will never be
A lost print on the shore.
By Abbe Cutforth